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chicago's "rock for kids!"

  If you've been down w/the Chicago Music scene over the past 20 years, maybe you’ve heard about this great non-profit organization called Rock for Kids (RFK) started by volunteers in Chicago's music and...
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chicago sport celebs for children's memorial!

I am and always will be a huge supporter of anything that benefits our youth and Children’s Memorial Foundation is one of those groups! Thursday, November 19th is the inaugural Champions for Children’s...
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Hugh Hefner Runaway Help Goes Beyond Chicago

  Heard this really great story about how back in the day playboy’s hugh hefner, one of the biggest world entertainment industry influencers ever who happens to be from chicago, accidentally made a call to...
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Chicago/Paris Ballet & Mime Connection!

    I know it is hard for some to believe for some reason, but I love the ballet… and I’m especially excited to share news that because 2010 marks the 90th anniversary of a famous Paris-born...
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i won an emmy!

  You probably caught me and emmy award winning actor jeremy piven twittering our heads off all last night at sunda & underground celebrating after my surprise emmy win!!  (Seriously, if you are not...
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art, culture, film & entertainment…and my roots

  A lot of people who follow me on twitter freaked out this week when I mentioned that I liked the little kid in the movie “up!” because he was half asian like me!  people couldn’t believe I was half...
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dare to dream chicago w/ gavin rossdale from bush!

  Talent and philanthropic efforts go hand in hand in the great city of chicago… if you follow me on twitter, you know i give the behind the scenes from those efforts all the time… speaking of, tomorrow...